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COMBINATION TOOL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN I. SHAW, OF ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI; ROBERT E. HOUSTON ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID SI-IAW, DECEASED.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 16, 1908. Serial No. 100,061.

Application filed October 31, 1907.

1 designed to bear against the outer face of the body portion of the U shaped drum supporting frame to maintain the Windlass against lateral displacement, said flange or To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. SHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Monroe and State of Missis i pi, have invented certain new and shoulder being formed at its outer end with a useful IInprovements in Combination-Tools; reduced portion 4 for receiving one end of the suitable crank or handle 7 for turning the and I do declare the following to be a full, v

drum or Windlass.

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains 'to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to new and useful improvements in combination tools, and has for its object to provide an inexpensive and compact tool coin rising a wire stretcher, wrench, jack, wire 0 ipper or cutter, rule, sta le puller and hatchet.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, that will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a tool constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view out on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation looking from the opposite side; and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view out on the line 14 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

In the embodiment illustrated, the supporting bar or member 1 is provided near one end with a suitable enlargement 2 having a transverse aperture or opening 3 at a suitable point intermediately of its ends.

The numeral 4 indicates a suitable drum or Windlass, which as shown, comprises a central cylindrical body portion 1*, formed at one end with a reduced longitudinal ortion or stem 4*, designed to fit and extend tlirough the opening 3 of the supporting bar, the adj acent end of the body portion working against the inner face of said bar and its other or opposite end extending through a corresponding aperture or opening 4, formed in the body portion A ratchet 8 is fixed to the outer projecting end of the reduced portion or stem 1 of the drum or Windlass, and is ada ted to be engaged by a pawl 8 pivoted to t e adjacent side or flange of the supporting bar or member 1, the purpose of which will be apparent.

In practice, the wire to be stretched is wound on the cylindrical body portion 1 of the drum or-windlass by turning the crank or handle 7, the inner face of the body portion of the U shaped drum supporting frame and adjacent side of the supporting bar constituting a guide for guiding the wire on such body portion.

The extreme end of the bar or member 1, adjacent the enlargement 2, terminates in a jaw 10, and slidably mounted between said jaw, and the adjacent end of the enlargement on said bar or member 1 is a second jaw 11. Said jaw 11 is provided preferably at either side with a set or adjusting screw 12, adapted to engage any one of a longitudinal series of transverse apertures 13 in the supporting bar or member 1, between the fixed jaw and adjacent end of the enlargement. Said jaws co-act with the supporting bar or member to rovide a wrench.

A cutting blade or member 14 is attached in any suitable manner to the enlargement 2, preferably at the side thereof adjacent the ratchet 8, and serves in conjunction with said bar or member to provide a hatchet.

Pivotally connected near one end near the end of the supporting bar or member, opposite the enlargement thereof is a supporting leg or member 15 having a series of teeth 16, formed in one edge, adjacent its pivot point, adapted to be engaged by a dog or pawl 17,

ivoted at a suitable point to the supporting ar or member.

practice, theiendiof the supporting bar or member 1 may be placed under the axle of a vehicle orlunder' any other object sought to be raised, and the oppositelend of said bar used as a leverage in raising thejobject, during which operation the supportingleg or member 15 willserve to support the bar or 4, of an invertedjilapproxr mately U sha ed drum supporting frame, the arms 1 of w iich are attached by fastening screws or other equivalent means to one'jface or side of the enlargement 2 of the su porting bar. Said last mentionedf' end of t lie body portion is formed with a flange or shoulder a cutter which is connectedwith the sup claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a tool of the combination with a member 1. During this operation the dog or pawl 17 will engage with the teeth of the supporting leg or member 15 and prevent the object from accidentally slipping or falling. A plate 18 is fastened to one side of the supporting bar or member, at the end thereof, adjacent the supporting leg or member 15, and'is provided with an outer curved end 19 in the form of a horn, which projects beyond the adjacent end of the su porting bar. This plate may be employed for pulling staples or other similar devices, the bar or member 1 serving asadeverage;

Thenumeral 20 indicates a suitable wire portother character specified, the supporting bar formed laterally extending approximate y U-shaped drum sup orting frame de'tachably secured to one sicfe of the supporting bar, with its arms spaced at right angles to the lane thereof, the body portion of said frame eing formed with an aperture to register'with that said frame into the supporting bar, said screws constituting detachable fastening means for the frame, a drum extending through the apertures or openings of the supporting. bar and drum sup orting frame, a crank arranged at one en of the drum, a ratchet arranged at the opposite end of the drum, and a pawl pivoted to the supporting bar in ratchet.

In testimony whereof'I have hereunto set my hand in presence oftwo subscribingw-itnesses.

JOHN P, SHAW.

ing bar or member equivalent means.

From the construction'disclosed, it willbe seen that the tool, whilebeing of'comparativelysimple structure and compact form comprises aiwire' stretcher, wrench, hatchet, lifting jack, wire. clipper-a or: cutter, rule, and st'aplexpullerl, and could therefore bevery advantageously employed by farmers-or me chanics.

Owing to thesfa'ct that thetool comprises a staple puller, wire clipper or cutter and'wire stretcher: it may be very advantageouslyemployed inbuilding a wire fence.

Having described the invention what I l by a chain 21 or Witnesses:

S.- A. JoNAs, GEo. W. BREWER.

with a transverse aperture or o ening, of a,

position to engage'the teeth of theof the supporting-bar, fastening screws extending longitudinally through the arms of 

